Wigner matrices

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf random matrix
gptkbp:application mathematical modeling of complex systems
modeling energy levels of heavy nuclei
study of universality in eigenvalue statistics
gptkbp:defines random Hermitian or symmetric matrices with independent entries (up to symmetry)
gptkbp:field gptkb:mathematics
mathematical physics
random matrix theory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wigner matrices
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Eugene_Wigner
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Eugene_Wigner
gptkbp:property entries are independent and identically distributed (i.i.d.) up to symmetry
eigenvalue distribution follows Wigner semicircle law (in the limit)
entries have finite variance
entries have zero mean
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Gaussian_Orthogonal_Ensemble
gptkb:Gaussian_Unitary_Ensemble
random matrix theory
gptkbp:usedIn nuclear physics
quantum mechanics
statistical physics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wigner_semicircle_law
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7